Definition of ruffle

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Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff..

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Truffled :: Truffled (a.) Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt..
Serene :: Serene (a.) Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent..
Flute :: Flute (v. t.) To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc..
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle..
Truffle :: Truffle (n.) Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle (Tuber melanosporum) and the English truffle (T. aestivum) are much esteemed as articles of food..
Quill :: Quill (v. t.) To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle..
Ruffler :: Ruffler (n.) That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles..
Unruffle :: Unruffle (v. i.) To cease from being ruffled or agitated.
Jabot :: "Jabot (n.) Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt..
Discountenance :: Discountenance (v. t.) To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To throw into disorder or confusion.
Apathy :: Apathy (n.) Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
Ruffler :: Ruffler (n.) One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.
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